Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-19
LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD. APRIL 10. 1887.
The committee reported the following;
On herman ant ORG aniZation:

The committee reported the following
On permanent organizations:
President, Supt. w. w. Seaman, vice.
presidents, City Supt. w. M. Frlesner;
c. T. Meredith, (of Ventura county, Hon.
Ira G. Hoitt, State Superintendent, j..
w. Hinton, ex-County superintendent,
Prof. Ira More, of State Normal School.
Secretary, w. F. Bray; assistants, f.
W. Guthrie, Louise Williams and Eva
Holbrook.
The committee recommended the ap-
pointment of the following committees:
On resolutions-E Z. Pierce, c. L..
Ennis, Miss L. A. / eci1ard, Mi Mary
Il. Foy, II. d. Burnett, T. U. Wills, j.
M. Pemberton.
iiOn introduction-M Jessie Frabis,
Mary Smith. Mr.. a. w. Plnmm r, Miss
Jessie Millard, Mrs. Bell Pierce, Miss
Rose Davis, MIR. f. e. Norton, A. \.
Hamilton, Maggie Desmond. Mr.. A. 4
Baker, Edwin Clark, Gertrude Mecalfe,
r. F. Sallee, Miss Sallie Levering, Mrs.
4. d. Strong.
On music-R. l.. Kent, 7. U. Wilder,
F. E. Little. Miss Fannie Quernell, Flor
ence Ellis, Pauline Wright, Lotta Green,
Maggie Desmond, Emily McMnllen,
Lottie Clark. F. w. Guthrie, c. l..
Eennis, Edwin Clark, Mrs. w. s.
Bailey.
On reading and approving minutes
A. w. Plummer, Spurgeon RILEY, Miss
Sarah Reese.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Meeting called to order by the Chair.
man at l:l5 P. NJ. Roll, call showed 246
teachers present.
Mr.. Friesner complained that one hour
was not long enough time for lunch, and
moved that hereafter the members take
an hour and half Seconded and car.
ried unanimously.
The Committee on Music reported that
owing to misund erstanding no music
was provided for this afternoon.
Mr.. F. H. Clark. President of the
County Board of Education, read an
able and exhaustive address upon the
relation of the teacher to her pupils, her
fellow. citizens. the Board of Education,
and to the State; urging the same ready
obedience to these in authority over
them as they exact from those contided
to their chargs.
MIR. A. E. Baker, of East Los An
geles, followed with a paper upon
"Schoolroom and Playground. pointing
out that while pupils differed in their
for learning, all might be equal.
ly taught the virtues Of decency neat
ness and order.
Miss M. X. Scott opened discussion
as to "How to prevent absence and tar.
diness," with a well.written argument,
that tardiness was more gener.
ally the fault of the parents than of the
child, and that if DR.. Fay's plan were
in the schools-closing the
doors promptly at the time set, and per.
hitting none to enter thereafter-par.
ents would be compelled to see that their
children were punctual.
Mr.. Keran knew that being few
minutes late at school was thought by
many people to be trifie, but the busi-
ness of life was continually hampered
by impunctual people, and the school
was the proper place to inculcato habits
If punctuality that would endure through
life.
Mrs. Frick thought that every school
,hould be provided with bell. Iu the
lbsence of that she recommended that
;eachers begin their mornings work
With something especially agreeable to
he children, SO that they would max Q
IN effort to be On time in order to par
icipate therein.
Mr.. Eanis followed with a cleverly
arcastic repetition of the advice usually
,iven to teachers in reference to this
natter, and the results that might logi-
,ally be expected to follow putting
;he same in practice.
After recess the chairman introduced
Professor Ira More, Principal of the
State Normal School, who gave an ad.
iress upon 1.-THE Normal School" An
experience of twenty.three years had
to him the value of a nor
nal training for teachers. All other
professions have their professional
,chools, aud few attain eminence in any
profession but graduates from such
Ichools. Prussia had thorough system
If training for teachers, which she had
consistently for seventy years,
md the result is that they are second to
zone iu the world. He spoke of Horace
,Iann's visit to Prussia and his enthusi.
Ism over the work he found there. Prof.
More traced the growth of the normal
chool in the United States,
md deprecated any danger of
iooding the country with teachers.
He pointed out that only twelve per
,ent. of the schools of this State are pro.
yided with Normal graduates as teachers,
.ud that experience showed that the
.verags term of teachers career was
rom eight to twelve years.
The Normal school has no hobbies, but
s eclectic, selecting everything calculated
% be useful and running no plan to o
,ernicious extreme. 1t is most neces.
,ary factor in the plan of public educa.
ion, living presence in our educational
system, and has come to stay.
Prof. More's address was listened to
with marked attention, and was much
lpplauded.
Tho meeting then adjourned.
EVENING SOCIAL.
There was large attendance at the
evening social of the members of the
institute in which the exercises were
enlivened by chorus by the Normal
School pupils, reading by Miss Mclean,
solo by Miss Metcalf, read.
ing by Mrs. Baker, instrumental solo by
Miss Btuere, reading by Miss Berer,
solo by Mrs. Clark, reading by Miss
Durham and Prof. Ludlam, instrumental
solo, Miss Keller.
The Institute will meet to-day in
the Spring street school at 9 A. NJ.